DA 2225 Generative Geometry

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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to analyze the transformation in spatial, formal, and tectonic concepts in architecture and urbanism, from the second post-war period to the present day, in order to comprehend the historical grounds and debate topics of contemporary critique through critical judgment.

DA 2224 History and Critique of Contemporary Architecture

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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to analyze the transformation in spatial, formal, and tectonic concepts in architecture and urbanism, from the second post-war period to the present day, in order to comprehend the historical grounds and debate topics of contemporary critique through critical judgment.

DA 2091 Urban Design

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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to comprehend concepts in urban space design at different scales based on the creation of urban spaces by experimenting with the morphology, patterns and structural elements such as spatial districts, nodes, edges, paths and landmarks, and through the dynamic between the social-cultural aspects and city functionality, applying analysis results as an essential part of design methodology in the fields of urbanism and sustainable development.

DA 2080 Site Analysis

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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to analyze sites of different scales and determine their degree of environmental sensitivity , land-use aptitude and potential for development, in order to define coherent working lines in the ensuing design process.

DA 2066 Theory of Sustainable Architecture

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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize and comprehend the principles and basic concepts of sustainability in architecture, in order to critically analyze projects renowned for their sustainable design, proposals and paradigms, examining the design as a response to the environment, including passive and active systems.

DA 2060 Construction Processes and Techniques

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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize the most widely used construction systems and processes , in order to establish a connection between the materials and their construction procedures and techniques with both the site and federal, state, and municipal regulations, as well as with their potential applications in the architectural design.